Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

39103 persons found

Uwe Bialon

b. 1963

German footballer and manager

Uwe Boll

b. 1965

German filmmaker (born 1965)

Uwe Kliemann

b. 1949

German footballer and coach

Uwe Krupp

b. 1965

German ice hockey player (born 1965)

Uwe Nettelbeck

b. 1940

German record producer, journalist and film critic (1940–2007)

Uwe Rapolder

b. 1958

German footballer

Uzay Heparı

Musical artist

Üzeyir Garih

Jewish Turkish engineer, businessman, writer and investor (1929-2001)

Uzi Hitman

b. 1952

Israeli singer-songwriter (1952–2004)

Uziah Thompson

Jamaican musician (1936–2014)

V. B. Chandrasekhar

b. 1961

Indian cricketer (1961–2019)

V. C. Andrews

b. 1923

American novelist (1923–1986)

V. K. Krishna Menon

b. 1896

Former Indian Defence Minister

V. K. R. V. Rao

b. 1908

Indian Economist and Founder of D-School, University of Delhi

V. M. Panchalingam

V. P. Singh

b. 1931

Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990

V. S. Naipaul

Trinidadian writer (1932–2018)

V. S. Ramadevi

Indian politician

V. V. Giri

President of India from 1969 to 1974

Vaali (poet)

Indian artist, poet, lyricist, writer, actor (1931–2013)

Václav Klaus

b. 1941

President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013

Václav Renč

Czech poet, writer, dramatist and translator

Václav Varaďa

b. 1976

Czech ice hockey player

Vadim Cojocaru

b. 1961

Moldovan politician (1961–2021)